CLAYTON, N.M. – The New Mexico State Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau (CVE) conducted an enforcement operation last week.
The agency published the resulting statistics from the week-long operation.
According to its release issued this week, from March 29 through April 3, The CVE along with the Criminal Enforcement Bureau (K9), recently traveled to Clayton to conduct a focused Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Operation.
“Strike Team officers, K9 officers, and transportation inspectors worked together to perform saturation patrols and establish temporary inspection sites on rural state roads throughout the Clayton area,” the report stated. “Everyone involved put in long days and countless hours to promote roadway safety and reduce commercial vehicle crashes impacting the flow of commerce in northeastern New Mexico.”
Operation results include:
• Total Commercial Vehicle Safety Inspections: 698
• Vehicles Out of Service: 59
• Drivers Out of Service: 32
• Cargo Checks: 175
• Moving Violation Citations: 286
• Equipment Violation Citations: 10
• Total CMV Citations: 301
• Transportation Enforcement Inspections: 285
• Overweight Violations: 2
• Portable Weights Conducted: 112
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